Mercyhurst men start season with exhibition, then Ice Breaker Tournament

October 8, 2013 12:59 AM

October 8, 2013 12:59 AM

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The Mercyhurst men's hockey team opens the season today with a 7:05 p.m. exhibition game against the University of Guelph at Mercyhurst Ice Center.

The game serves as a warm-up for a challenging start to the regular-season schedule this coming weekend. The Lakers head to Minneapolis to face fifth-ranked Minnesota, a perennial national power from the WCHA, on Friday at 8 p.m. in the opening round of the four-team Ice Breaker Tournament. The Lakers will face either No. 13 New Hampshire or unranked Clarkson on Saturdat at 5 p.m. or 8 p.m. The Lakers received 10 votes in the preseason USCHO.com Division I poll.

Guelph features many past OHL players, including a pair of former Erie Otters - second-year winger Brett Appio and third-year center Phil Teri. Appio, 22, had 15 goals, 24 points and 181 penalty minutes in 80 games with the Otters from 2009-11. Teri, 22, played two games with the Otters in the 2008-09 season.

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